iPod, uPod , wePod … ANYONE CAN PODCAST!!!

1. iPod, uPod, wePod…ANYONE CAN PODCAST!!! Glennysha Jurado-Moran Spanish/Special Ed. Teacher Edison Public Schools gjuradomoran@thelanguageedge.com

2. A little about me… Dual certified in Spanish and Special Ed. Began teaching career as a GED math/science teacher at East Jersey State Prison Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Edison NJ Special education - language arts, math, social studies & science Spanish - 6th, 7th and 8th grades Business owner The Language Edge View this presentation at TheLanguageEdge.com Mommy – 4 month old and 23 month old

3. Technology in our classrooms Why is it important? (Pair/share)

4. 21st Century Skills • Dept. of Education • 2009 Core Curriculum Standards • 21st Century Life and Careers Standard • YouTube - A vision of K12 learners • What is the message?

5. How it began… • Sunday Star Ledger – Summer 2006 • Didn't even own an iPod & wasn't sure what a podcast was • Aware of the love affair between today’s youth and iPods • World Language classroom offered a natural fit for this technology • Winter 2007 - Applied for FLENJ mini-grant • Spring 2007 - fortunate enough to receive it • Thus began the journey

6. Session Goals • What is a podcast • How to use podcasting for instruction and assessment • How to create & publish a podcast

7. It’s a loooong way to Monday!!!! • I’m hoping everyone walks away with several ideas to experiment with • You are the one that determines what is useful • Jot down those a-hah moments • Especially those that make a connection to what you are already doing • Please feel free to send me an email if you have any questions

8. Differentiated instruction-audience Experienced podcasters I hope to give you more ideas to add to your teacher tool box. Novice podcasters I hope to inspire you to play with this technology & add it to your teacher tool box

9. AGENDA FIRST PART – Classroom applications • What is podcasting • How to use podcasting in all three modes of communication SECOND PART - Technology • Using the technology • Where to find podcasts • How to make them THIRD PART - PLAYTIME!!!! • Look for podcasts • Make a podcast

10. What is a podcast? • A web-based form of broadcasting that allows anyone with a computer and/or digital media device to download and listen to content (Secrets of Podcasting, Bart G. Farkas) • A digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player. (New Oxford American Dictionary)

11. More… • Combination of the words iPod and broadcast • It can be a radio show, new music release, monologue or anything else in an MP3 format. • A way to selectively subscribe to audio and/or video content over the internet. • Can be automatically added to your iPod • It’s like having DVR/TiVo for your iPod

12. In simple terms, a podcast is… an audio recording (mp3 file) posted on the internet that anyone can download.

13. Interesting fact…. The editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary declared "podcasting" the 2005 word of the year.

14. From Wikipedia • Podcasting is becoming increasingly popular in education. • Podcasts enable students and teachers to share information with anyone at any time. An absent student can download the podcast of the recorded lesson. • It can be a tool for teachers or administrators to communicate curriculum, assignments and other information with parents and the community.

15. More from Wikipedia • Teachers can record book discussions, vocabulary or foreign language lessons, international pen pal letters, music performance, interviews, and debates. • Podcasting can be a publishing tool for student oral presentations. • Video podcasts can be used in all these ways as well.

16. 10 Reasons to use podcasting!!! 10. Highly engaging 9. Easy to use 8. Fun way to inspire students 7. Delivers authentic language 6. Enhances instruction 5. Can individualize instruction 4. Accommodate multiple learning styles 3. Easily incorporated to what you are already doing 2. Add another tech. tool to your bag of tricks 1. Your students will think it’s cool to have an iPod in class

17. My personal reason for using podcasting…Learning is not a spectator sport! Engages and motivates the students! Tell me and I’ll forget;show me and I may remember;involve me and I will understand.

18. Podcasting Instruction & Assessment • Podcasting can be used in all three modes of communication. • It can be used for instruction and assessment. • Easiest way to incorporate podcasting in to your classroom is by using familiar strategies.

19. INTERPRETIVE

20. Interpretive – Deliver authentic language Benefits • Hear proper pronunciation • Improves listening and comprehension skills • Engages student in active listening/reading • Increases vocabulary comprehension • Listen and learn at their own pace • Slow down • Fast forward • Go back and listen as many times as you want

21. Interpretive - TPR Approach • Thematic unit on food and the restaurant • Free podcast on iTunes • Had a lot of translating • Just use what you need

22. Interpretive - TPR Approach (cont.) • Taught vocabulary ahead of time (using clip art) • Listened to podcast using speakers • Stopped podcast occasionally and asked oral comprehension questions • Gave them ditto with clip art of vocabulary had students circle the pictures of the vocabulary they heard • Gave them written comprehension questions to answer.

23. Interpretive • Use audio podcast the same way you would use authentic interpretive reading materials • Instead of pre-teaching vocabulary, use podcast as an opportunity to • listen for context clues • Identify cognates • identify words they know • perhaps make lists of words they would like to know

24. Interpretive - sample Thematic Unit – Por La Ciudad • iTunes U • DePaul University – SPOD 2A, Claudia Fernandez • Una plaza típica del mundo hispano

25. Interpretive • Thematic unit-Around the city • Create podcast where students follow directions on a map of a city Create your own lessons for students to listen to…

26. Interpretive • Thematic Unit – School Life • Create podcast about what school supplies they need for the school year • Students make a list of the supplies that were mentioned

27. INTERPERSONAL

28. Interpersonal • As a springboard for conversations • Similar to information gap - Give students different podcasts on the same topic and have them interview each other • Jigsaw puzzle – students listen to different podcasts and then need to speak to a variety of people to get all the information they need to complete a task

29. Interpersonal Thematic unit – Las Vacaciones • Show Time Spanish – Marc & Alba talk about the seasons. • Students were assigned to listen to a specific speaker and then had to interview each other to find out information about the speaker they didn’t listen to

30. PRESENTATIONAL

31. Presentational:Benefits of Recording Language • Improves fluency and pronunciation • Increases comprehension of words ad phrases • Students can analyze their progress • Once recorded, audio can be used multiple purposes (insert in podcast, iMovie, Power Point or instruction)

32. Presentational - instruction Evaluate assessments • Play a presentation and analyze it as a class using a rubric • Why is it good? • Why does it need improvement? • How can we make it better? • Students can record their presentation and use their rubrics to self assess

33. PresentationalPerformance Assessment Probably the easiest way to incorporate podcasting • Create a presentation and record • GIMMICK- Tell students it’s to post on a website or enter a contest

34. School Life Students create a podcast to post on their school website Audience • For ESL students • Next year’s incoming class (6th grade /9th grade class)

35. Presentational podcasts Create their own podcast (video podcasts) • news report • weather report • fashion show • celebrity homes • commercials/infomercials • real estate ad • restaurant review • Enter any kind of contest

36. Save good samples!!!

37. Weather Report Presentational mode • Students created podcast Interpretive mode • Students listened to podcast and identified what weather was said Interpersonal • Listen to weather reports of various cities and share information to plan a vacation activities

38. Other ideas for podcasting World Language Clubs • Have members become reporters. • Find out what is going on around the school and post a weekly, biweekly or monthly podcast in your target language on your school’s website. Homework • Post listening assignments on a website ( I like wikispaces)

39. The technical stuff! Where do we get podcasts? How do we make them?

40. Where do we find podcasts?

41. You do NOT need an iPod in order to podcast!!! • An MP3 player can also be used • Just using a computer works too • Digital Voice Recorders - Easy way to start • Podcast is just easier to say than MP3cast

42. Where to find podcasts… Podcast directories are growing every day. • iTunes - requires iTunes software • Podbean.com – similar to iTunes • Odeo.com – similar to iTunes • GarageBand.com –great for finding music • Podcastalley.com – Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, Hindi, Greek, language courses • Universities/Colleges • Langmedia.fivecolleges.edu-authentic video with transcripts by topic • Regular web search

43. Narrowing down the search Look for or enter in to search • Education • Language courses • Your target language

44. BE PREPARED TO SEARCH FOR THE CONTENT YOU WANT!!! • It can be time consuming…but worthwhile • Great summer project • Don’t overwhelm yourself. My original goal was to add one a year and eventually have one in each unit

45. American culture vs. target language culture What other cultures see as acceptable may not be in sync with American culture Screen content carefully

46. Began with a search “podcasts en español” Other languages • Yahoo!France • Yahoo!Italia • Yahoo!German http://www.yahoo.com

47. Universities/Colleges • World language/Foreign Language Dept. • Some sites have podcasts you can use Also can be found on iTunes U (iTunes store)

48. iTunes • Apple music store on the internet • Software is a free download • apple.com • ipod + itunes • You do not need an iPod to use iTunes

49. iTunes Store • Look at toolbar across top - Podcasts • Click on arrow to open drop down window • Click on Education

50. iTunes - Podcasts • On left side: • Scroll down to More Education • Click Language Courses